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2023 Best Value Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$30,444 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$86,807 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Statistics Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, statistics was ranked #85 in the country. In fact 9,979 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Statistics Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for stats students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the stats master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Statistics Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for statistics students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Statistics at Northern Illinois University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value statistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.

Full Statistics at Western Illinois University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Michigan Tech graduate students pay an average of $22,981 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Statistics at Michigan Technological University

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value statistics schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full Statistics at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Statistics at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Central Michigan are $15,644 a year.

Full Statistics at Central Michigan University Report

University of Akron Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree statistics programs. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.

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#8

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree statistics programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Statistics at University of Chicago

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #5 for overall quality for stats in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Statistics at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Loyola University Chicago ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Statistics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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Best Statistics Colleges by State

Explore the best statistics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 373
Ohio 212
Illinois 959
Indiana 354
Wisconsin 232

Statistics is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Stats

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mathematics 30,202
Applied Mathematics 11,107
Other Statistics 644
Applied Statistics 464

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to QWFP.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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